In the end, the 2026 postseason looked a lot like 2025 to the Allentown Central Catholic girls basketball team.<\/p>\n
Last year, the Vikettes lost to Emmaus in the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference quarterfinals, bounced back with three District 11 tournament wins \u2014 including victories over Northwestern Lehigh and Palmerton \u2014 to claim 4A gold, beat a District 4 team in the first round of states and then had their season end with a lopsided loss to Scranton Prep.<\/p>\n
This year, there was another EPC tourney loss to Emmaus, wins over Northwestern Lehigh and Palmerton and a District 11 4A championship followed by a first-round PIAA triumph over a District 4 entry.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately for ACCHS, the pattern continued with another loss to Scranton Prep and Wednesday night\u2019s 63-28 defeat was decided even earlier than the 74-36 setback at Stroudsburg last March.<\/p>\n
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Allentown Central Catholic\u2019s Morgan Seagreaves looks to score against Scranton Prep\u2019s Kamyl Lynady on Wednesday, March 11, 2026, during a 4A second-round girls basketball game at Hazleton Area High School. (April Gamiz\/The Morning Call)<\/p>\n
Scranton Prep, the District 2 champions, led 15-2 halfway through the first quarter and never looked back. The Vikettes committed 21 first-half turnovers, many of them leading to easy baskets for the Classics, who improved to 22-5 and advanced to a quarterfinal-round meeting with District 3 champ Susquehanna Township on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Eva Kaszuba scored eight of her 15 points in the first quarter and Ava Fenton had nine of her 11 in the first half. Chloe Mamera scored six of her 14 in the third quarter as Scranton Prep outscored Central 15-3 to build a 54-17 lead and kick in the mercy rule.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe always seem to fall in where if you get by that first round, the second round is a doozy,\u201d said Vikettes coach Kathy Davidowich, who has gone 4-for-4 in winning district championships but lost in the state\u2019s second round for the third straight season.<\/p>\n
\u201cScranton Prep is a fantastic team and we knew that coming in,\u201d Davidowich continued. \u201cMy key to winning the game is that we had to handle their pressure, and we just couldn\u2019t do it tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Vikettes got 3-pointers from Lena Hartman and Shamiya Roberts in the fourth quarter and Roberts fed Morgan Seagreaves for the last basket of the season. Roberts and Seagreaves were two of the team\u2019s three seniors and Seagreaves finished with 16 points.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re all very emotional right now because they have been here the four years since I started,\u201d Davidowich said. \u201cThis was a tight-knit group this year and one of the girls said it felt like a family. That\u2019s what led us to stick together after we started 0-4. These girls just kept fighting and said \u2018we\u2019ll get better, we\u2019ll get better.\u2019 They just fought. They weren\u2019t ready to go home.\u201d<\/p>\n
Davidowich said Seagreaves had a great season and a great career.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so proud of her and I wish here well wherever she is going to go,\u201d Davidowich said. \u201cI hope she\u2019ll continue to come back and help us out wherever she is.\u201d<\/p>\n
Seagreaves, the granddaughter of football coaching legend Jim Morgans, continued a family legacy at ACCHS.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love the two other seniors [Roberts and Annika Spinosa] because I\u2019ve been with them for all four years and I love my team,\u201d Seagreaves said. \u201cIt\u2019s hard right now, but we had a great season and went far. No one expected it. Everyone in my family went to Central and I wanted to make them proud. I played soccer and basketball here and I couldn\u2019t ask for anything more. I love it so much here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Scranton Prep 63, Allentown CCHS 28<\/p>\n
Allentown CCHS 9 \u2013 5 \u2013 3 \u2013 11 \u2014 28<\/p>\n
Scranton Prep 26 \u2013 13 \u2013 15 \u2013 9 \u2014 63<\/p>\n
ALLENTOWN CCHS (28)<\/p>\n
Hartman 1 0-0 3, Roberts 1 1-2 4, Seagreaves 6 4-6 16, Hursh 1 0-0 3, Menecola 1 0-0 2. Totals 10 5-8 28.<\/p>\n
SCRANTON PREP (63)<\/p>\n
Fenton 5 0-1 11, Bestrycki 2 0-2 5, Krzywiec 3 1-2 9, Lynady 3 0-0 6, Toolan 1 0-0 3, Kaszuba 7 0-0 15, Mamera 6 2-2 14. Totals 27 3-7 63.<\/p>\n
3-pointers: Allentown CCHS (3) Hartman, Roberts, Hursh. Scranton Prep (6) Krzywiec 2, Fenton, Bestrycki, Toolan, Kaszuba.<\/p>\n
Notre Dame-Green Pond wins<\/p>\n
Justin Manning scored 24 points and had the game-clinching steal and layup in a 66-61 Notre Dame-Green Pond win over Lancaster Mennonite at Hamburg to advance to the PIAA Class 3A quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
Notre Dame, the District 11 champion, improved to 26-3 and will play Warrior Run, the District 4 champs, on Saturday in 3A\u2019s elite eight. Warrior Run advanced with a 64-59 overtime win over Audenreid.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the first time the Crusaders have reached the third round of the state tournament since 2004 when they reached the semifinals.<\/p>\n
Tommy Murphy had 11 points, including three of the team\u2019s 10 3-pointers. Drew Boyd had a pair of treys in scoring 12 points and Manning and Hayden Levy also had two 3-pointers.<\/p>\n
While Notre Dame advanced, District 11 runner-up Executive had its season end with a 52-49 loss to defending state champion West Catholic in a game played at Norristown. Ziyon Wilkins led the Raptors (17-8) with 22 points.<\/p>\n
Kingston Wheatley led West Catholic, the District 12 champs, with 23 points. The Burrs will play District 2 champ Riverside in Saturday\u2019s quarterfinals.<\/p>\n
Liberty season ends<\/p>\n
The Hurricanes dug themselves a 17-5 after one quarter and were down 37-17 at halftime and couldn\u2019t recover in a 59-46 loss to District 1 champion Plymouth-Whitemarsh in a PIAA Class 6A second-round game played at Pottstown.<\/p>\n
Towson commit Mani Sajid scored 16 points, while Penn commit Michael Pereira added 14 as the Colonials advanced to Saturday\u2019s quarterfinals where they will meet District 12 runner-up Father Judge.<\/p>\n
Liberty had its season end with an 18-11 record. The Hurricanes reached the EPC tournament semifinals and the District 11 title game.<\/p>\n
Brayden Kashner had three of his team\u2019s eight 3-pointers and led the Hurricanes with 13 points, while Jarrell Teague and Dylan Bilger added 11 and 10 apiece.<\/p>\n
Jake Pukszyn scored seven points in his final game and ended his career with 1,382 points \u2014 third-most in Liberty boys basketball history behind Warren West and Darrun Hilliard. He will continue his athletic career at Lehigh where he will play football.<\/p>\n
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